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Individual Differences in Student Learning Zach Hambrick

Individual Differences in Student Learning Zach Hambrick. How People Learn Forum, April 27, 2012. Cognitive Ability. What constructs underlie variation in cognitive ability?. Cognitive Ability. Can we increase cognitive ability by training these constructs?.

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Individual Differences in Student Learning Zach Hambrick

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  1. Individual Differences in Student Learning Zach Hambrick How People Learn Forum, April 27, 2012

  2. Cognitive Ability • What constructs underlie variation in cognitive ability?

  3. Cognitive Ability • Can we increase cognitive ability by training these constructs?

  4. Cognitive Ability • Meaningful individual differences—even in college classroom

  5. Cognitive Ability

  6. Cognitive Ability

  7. More to the Story… SAT for Overall GPA… r = .452 x 100 = 20%

  8. Learning Styles • The view that people learn information in different ways, e.g., verbally vs. visually

  9. Evaluation of the Evidence

  10. Evaluation of the Evidence • Existence of preferences: People do express different preferences

  11. Evaluation of the Evidence • Meshing hypothesis: Learning is best when learning style and instructional format match or “mesh”

  12. Evaluation of the Evidence • Meshing hypothesis: Learning is best when learning style and instructional format match or “mesh” Divide subjects into learning-style groups Randomly assign subjects to learning-style methods Give all subjects same achievement tests Observe a “cross-over” interaction…

  13. Evaluation of the Evidence • Meshing hypothesis: Learning is best when learning style and instructional format match or “mesh”

  14. Evaluation of the Evidence • Evidence-based education…

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